Although this month my job has been very brutal and been working till 8pm on average, I somehow managed to be able to play just a little bit more poker than last month. Played just a little shy of 8k hands for the month and was up almost $50 (2 sites combined), which I think was pretty okay for my shitty noob level
Change of this month is:
* played much less on Seals (just not enough tables on the stakes I want to play at, and time issues)
* took shots on 10NL Bovada
* played more zone (anonymous zoom) than normal tables
I think I could have won a bit more, but my stats were very swingy, and I had to jump up and down between 5NL and 10NL because I was right on the edge. I would win up to $210, then lost a whole bunch, back down to $175 ish and I would need to play 5NL to build it back up a bit until I was comfortable with my play, then I finally said "fuck it I would play with 17 BIs on 10NL" and managed to come back from another huge loss at 10NL, which put my BR down to $179 from $210 again.
I think zone helped me improve in a way because every opponent is essentially readless (all you know is how much money they have behind them) and I have to play every single hand the same way (not exploiting opponents). I started to fold more 1pair hands (top pair especially) on the turn and river and was a lot more conservative vs 3bets preflop. Although I do miss exploiting opponents, especially on Bovada where player pool is super soft, I think playing zone helps me in a way where I can get my fundamentals down and I can practice more on hand reading, narrowing opponents' ranges the right way etc.
Posting some stats for the month and hope to get some pointers so I can move up faster :O
Hey guys, been a good bit since I wrote a blog, so here's one
I moved up to Vancouver, and was playing staked for a while. For about 1.5 years with him, and was backed by John in the past as well. Anyways, yesterday he came over to my place and we chatted and I started playing on my own dime again. We just do so much better as friends than business partners.
So. I did put myself in a win or go home kinda scenario, but at 100%. Its pretty relaxed though, and have a few bux to work with. Need to make 1500 a month for living expenses and just build br etc. should be able to get 2 $600 bonuses a month + profits so that shouldn't be too tough.
If I had to go home, i have 1500 aside for nl25 and a place etc - not much, better win!
Been goin out some, havin fun golfin, random drinks and amazing herbs I've made like 3 good friends since comin up, mostly cuz im just workin non stop - but they are all good quality people. Makes the transition much easier.
John has made this an amazing trip for me, we have been through so much together, he promised me for months if I came up I wouldn't be disappointed. I'm prolly happier than I've been in 5 years or so. For my bday - he made one of my fantasies possible and come true, I just had to do a little work. Was fucking epic - lets say I was trippin balls, hours of insanity, in a good way wish i could share more - can't tho, dont ask.
(x) still coke free well over a year tho!
I recently heard Raszi say if he isn't crushing plo then he would just quit poker, this got me thinking. I had 2 10/20 plo coaches (one is a 2/5 zoom, other 10/20) *Love ur videos JoeIngram, you should do one with me lol * you INSPIRED ME. btw i also did the same through my 20's and know many others that have, its logical lol
This is where all the money is at. This is just obviously apparent to the most blind eyes.
I grabbed a PT4 PLO version to track with HEM2 stats up while grinding, Its been pretty nuts, in a good way, im excited to play non stop for first time in a long time! STARTED PLOIN - NO STOPPIN!!@! ^^
So heres the graph of the first 2 days cuz it was kinda insane and fun to say the least.
I was learning some here and there about PLO for the last 2-3 years, won a few nice MTT's that were PLO, but never went higher than NL50. Well, since NLHE is impossible to go through the limits and MTT's are so high variance and luckbox oriented, I decided to truly become a full time PLO specialist.
I'm gonna just sit on 25 all month printing cash (hopefully [x]).
The hourly is actually much higher than I anticipated.
Idk if i care to even move up for a long time.
I used to just hit and run it instead of grinding it or just take shots (in general). Now that im studying PLO the game is just so much more fun - actually running equity sims etc, and things have been working out kinda pretty good.
I welcome this and have been doing quite well, I have moved to full time PLO.
I'll be playin NL25 PLO 6max all month, and consider moving up 11/1.
>have dried pinto beans
>decide to cook a cup of beans
>soak a cup of beans and 3 cups of water for 24 hours
>drain
>put beans back into pot along with another 3 cups of water
>simmer for 6 hours
>drain
>cook some ground beef, veggies, and beans in a skillet with water for an hour
>beans are still as hard as they were before i soaked them
PokerStars Zoom Hand #122841909911: Holdem No Limit ($0.02/$0.05) - 2014/10/09 9:11:26 JST [2014/10/08 20:11:26 ET]
Table Hyakutake 9-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: Dann_zfr ($3.27 in chips)
Seat 2: AHxeJIb ($7.24 in chips)
Seat 3: Listesz ($5.03 in chips)
Seat 4: SandroVM ($5.34 in chips)
Seat 5: sepplr ($5.30 in chips)
Seat 6: Aspablo1982 ($5.07 in chips)
Seat 7: Hero ($4.78 in chips)
Seat 8: ridenigmadel ($4.94 in chips)
Seat 9: BoT BaM ($5.04 in chips)
AHxeJIb: posts small blind $0.02
Listesz: posts big blind $0.05
Holecards Dealt to Hero
SandroVM: folds
sepplr: folds
Aspablo1982: folds
Hero: folds
ridenigmadel: folds
BoT BaM: raises $0.10 to $0.15
Dann_zfr: folds
AHxeJIb: folds
Listesz: folds
Uncalled bet ($0.10) returned to BoT BaM
BoT BaM collected $0.12 from pot
BoT BaM: doesnt show hand
Summary Total pot $0.12 | Rake $0
Seat 1: Dann_zfr (button) folded before Flop (didnt bet)
Seat 2: AHxeJIb (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 3: Listesz (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 4: SandroVM folded before Flop (didnt bet)
Seat 5: sepplr folded before Flop (didnt bet)
Seat 6: Aspablo1982 folded before Flop (didnt bet)
Seat 7: Hero folded before Flop (didnt bet)
Seat 8: ridenigmadel folded before Flop (didnt bet)
Seat 9: BoT BaM collected ($0.12)
also why did the player pool have to shrink, do fish sleep? or won't they drown
Recent podcasts with Oddsen and Greg Mersonby Joeingram1, October 05
Here are the last 2 podcasts I did with HSPLOer Odd_oddsen and WSOP Main champ Greg Merson. Odds was much funnier than I expected him to be. Crashwhips from 2p2 wrote up a good summary of the episode. I will be recording this week with the WCOOP Main Event winner CrownUpGuy and long time HSNL/PLOer Alexiemartov/Magic Ninja
Highlights:
-He owns 2 houses, a house he paid 1.5million usd that he lives in, and another house he rents out apts in
-He said after realizing he was "set for life" from poker, he decided it was a bad idea to risk a downswing at nosebleed stakes, so he is now staked for 25/50+
-Skjervoy was visiting him last year + while hammered, had an accident in a sauna w/ vodka and the flames heating the sauna, and set himself on fire
-~1:05 Funny Gus Hansen / Phil Ivey Vegas story
-He is mad at Lefort I guess bc Lefort spoke so highly of Oddsen's game on an earlier CJ podcast. He says he thinks that's a big reason he stopped getting shorthanded action at high stakes + thinks it cost him 200-300k in ev. He goes on to say Lefort is very good + def top 5 in the world at hu plo
I also did one with Greg Merson who won the 2012 WSOP Main Event and is a long time reg on Pokerstars. Feedback on this one has been really great and some people commented it was a bit more serious of a tone as compared to most.
Finding Inspiration in Othersby Joeingram1, October 05
Hey guys
I've suddenly found myself feeling inspired lately and this lead me to get inspired to write about finding inspiration Make sense??
I think I have underestimated how important it is for me personally to feed off of inspiration I get from other people. This realization came to me very recently when I started hanging out more with my friend who is really into fashion, smelling good, looking good. Everyone is into smelling good and looking good for the most part right? I know I used to be this way for a good period of time but for whatever reason I have not put as much stock into it as I once did. I think the line between wanting to look/feel good and being obsessed with how you look is interesting. I know that when people used to meet me they would say that they thought I was obsessed with how I looked, saying it with a negative connotation. I think after hearing it so many times I started believing that maybe it was a negative thing to want to really look GOOD when it comes to being in shape, how you dress, tan, etc... Now I think I've come to the realization that if you have interest in attracting a higher quality of person in a potential partner (one who cares about these things for themselves) then you should should also. I'm not really sure how you can do this without almost becoming obsessed about it but I think as I get older, it becomes a bit more manageable of an emotion.
After thinking more about it, I made a facebook status update thanking 4 people who I felt like really inspired me over the last years of my life. I've always tried to take away inspiration when I meet people who have some qualities that I really admire, I try to think about how I can possibly be more that way. I'm not sure if this is how most people do it. I think the biggest initial inspiration I can remember is when I met my friend Asher while I was living in San Diego. I was into hair and how I dressed a bit up until that point of my life but after meeting him I realized how fun fashion could be, how much better you could look because of it and that I could style my hair a different way then sorta short/bit spikyish on the top. I also really admired the way he handled himself around a group of people. Up to that point I was a pretty big noob at this and really had no idea (debatably still don't) but seeing the way someone could be in a situation like that really opened my eyes that I didn't have to be such an asshole in a lot of spots. I could talk about the way the other 3 specific people I tagged impacted me if there is enough interest in reading about it.
I'm not sure if this post is more like a "hey you guys should try this" or "hey does anyone else find this happens to them." I think it is a combo of both of those ideas. I think I really forgot just how much other people could impact my own life and got away from it entirely for about a year now. I'm hoping from this point on that I can start finding it again in other people and possibly change the way I am for the better.
September was a was dramatically busier for me. The first few days were a whirlwind of drinking and socializing as students flooded back to campus and we welcomed our new grads to the program. My thesis supervisor decided now was a good time to start getting serious about me finishing my research which might have had something to do with me requesting weekly deadlines that take roughly twenty hours of work to complete. I've never slept less lately, but I've also never felt more productive.
I'm back in the gym on a regular basis and although I've always lifted to reduce stress and keep a clear head it's running that's helped me calm my mind lately. I've never much enjoyed uselessly battering my knees but I decided I wanted to improve my fitness enough to lose the tired feeling when playing intramural sports with my friends so off I went. I've mostly been working the treadmill with 20 minute uphill runs and then a five minute max incline hike/speed walk to cap it off. I've broken my run down into five minute segments and every week I'm trying to increase the difficulty until all four segments reach the higher level and then the process restarts.
I'm still pulling 30 hours a week at Public Safety doing research on a fun project for the government so that keeps me doubly busy. I really love the project and my co-workers are great so it's been a good time. And oh yeah, I guess I'm also playing some poker. I only managed 33,000 hands and +700 this month but overall that's not bad. The bankroll finished at new high of 2500 and then quickly dropped to 2300 after I played fairly poorly in the first two days of October. Most of my results I owe to my mental focus. I've been forcing myself to think only of playing mistake free sessions and quitting whenever I start to make mistakes. That may actually have something to do with less volume as well.
Goals for October:
1. Break into PLO50
2. Play 60k hand continue with "Mistake Free" focus and leave sessions when I get off track
3. Keep up with the rest of my life
Side Goal: Make time to relax! My schedule is hectic, so I need to be patient with myself and have some down time.
-30h Public Safety
-10-20h Thesis
-10h Teaching Assistantship
-21h Poker is a lot for every week
-5-7h Gym
-Xh Girls + Friendships + Socializing
Also I have a deal to offer if anyone is interested. I'm at the point where I have no doubt I beat PLO25 consistently when I'm on my A-Game. I finally feel that measure of control. That being said I'm a BR nit and I realize the swings of PLO require a powerful bankroll to maintain sanity. I'm at BR2300 and will be taking a shot at PLO50 when I reach 2750. However, if anyone out there on LP wishes to take my BR to BR5000 today I'm willing to make a deal. I'm already confident I can beat PLO50 without too much difficulty. I've played there before and it's not much different than PLO25. The regs aren't any better and the fish are the same.
I'm largely putting this offer out there because I want to get to Supernova ASAP. I have 70k FPP's currently and I can't spend them on a $1600 without the status. Especially if Pokerstars does something bonkers like change all the VIP shit come January 1st.
So here it is:
You give me BR5000. The situation is a "stake" I guess as is the common expression.
I will give you 50% of my profits including bonuses (minus the 70k FPPs on the $1600 bonus value scale that I currently possess)
I will do this until you have made $10,000 in profit
So basically you risk $2,500 to likely recoup $12,500.
We can:
-Skype whenever you would like to discuss hands/how things are going
-Receive graphs/stats on a weekly or monthly basis
-Receive any particular search parameter from my database so you can make sure I'm playing my A-Game if you so choose
My preference is that the player be a 100 or 200PLO player if possible. This is simply because we're more likely to be successful and you'll have incentive to give me advice on my game. Doesn't really matter though, beggars can't be choosers. I don't mind if nobody takes me up on this. It's just a way for me to accelerate my progress at the cost of some profits.
Meh.. not as much volume as I hoped for. but this is only 3 weeks. Nice freeroll for Lemon, not making the 50k hands minimum because I forgot my token at home when visiting family. zzzz
Glad I can still win at this game, tho I must have been running good because I spew money like crazy sometimes. For some odd reason, I always tilt the most during the first 30-40min of my sessions. I suppose I'll play less talbes during the start of my sessions (from 12, to 9).. see if that helps.
One thing I noticed since I'm back is, seat scripters! seat scripters everywhere! It's alot tougher now to find open seats next to fish. I considered getting one myself, and even tried a few, but have yet to find a good one. Most are full of bugs, too slow, and OVERPRICED ($1000, or even a % of your expected winnings.......) Anyways.. I don't need one for now.
Poker goals for next month;
60k hands minimum (bumping the volume up every month)
Play less tables during the start of my sessions
Watch a few RIO videos / per week (recommendations anyone?)
Learn PLO when bored of my regular game
Tweak my HUD (this is what I have always used + Show Spoiler +
last night i sleep 13 hours, get up for (a few) hours and load up some tournaments. i have about 25 mtts going when all the sudden i go from energy 100% to energy 1-5%. i was drinkin orange crush like it goes out of style. then break hit, and i woke up 3-4 hours later, $1001 poorer than i already fucking am.
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